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by Mitcher9
Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:21 am
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: What oil for Ro80
Replies: 5
Views: 5779

Re: What oil for Ro80

CharlieUnderstand where you are coming from and interesting to hear about your experience with the RE5. I looked at the price of the Rimula oil and it is UK£75 inc tax and delivery for 20l. That works out £3.75 per litre. The cheapest mineral 10W40 in stores is around £12 for 4l. Appreciate the init...
by Mitcher9
Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:11 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: What oil for Ro80
Replies: 5
Views: 5779

Re: What oil for Ro80

I have done some research and it would appear that Shell Rotella has been replaced with Shell Rimula and the oil for the Ro80 would be Rimula R3 +40. The Rimula product is a low ash oil and available in multigrade and single grade options. It is primarily designed for heavy duty turbo diesel applica...
by Mitcher9
Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:15 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: What oil for Ro80
Replies: 5
Views: 5779

What oil for Ro80

Hi, I have owned my Ro80 since 1999 and always used Shell Rotella 40w. My stock is running low and from what I can see Shell no longer make this type of oil. I notice from technical info that Rotella was recommended for the Norton rotaries and was wondering if any forum members could recommend an al...
by Mitcher9
Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: NSU Ro80 Exchange for Rotary Motorcycle
Replies: 0
Views: 4342

NSU Ro80 Exchange for Rotary Motorcycle

Hi, I have owned my original Ro80 since 1999 and it has just under 40k miles. In addition to the car I have also have a number of classic bikes (or boat anchors as the domestic management affectionally refers to them) and as my children have grown up I find myself using the Ro80 less and less and th...